Goal Setting

As a specific outcome you intend to work toward, a goal is a (an)

• skill
• performance
• target
• evaluation

An example of a performance goal is

• mastering Microsoft Excel
• learning precision machinery techniques
• understanding the basics of hotel management
• completing your financial-planning certification

Which of the following is a benefit of goal setting

• distracting you from your target
• impressing other people with your goals
• ensuring you accomplish all your goals
• providing a way to measure your progress

Which of the following is one of the basics of goal setting

• wishing for your goal
• reviewing and updating your goal
• sharing your goal with others
• defending your goal

Which basic of goal setting may take some time to accomplish?

• breaking your goal down
• visualizing your goal
• choosing your goal
• writing your goal down

Which of the following is an important part of writing down your goal

• using action verbs in your goal statement
• sequencing your smaller goals
• putting your most important goal(s) first
• picturing what it would be like to reach your goal

Which of the following is a benefit of visualizing your goal

• changing your goal when necessary
• avoiding distractions
• looking at your goal on paper every day
• sequencing smaller subgoals

Which of the following is a benefit of being accountable for your own goals

• you will not receive credit for success
• you will accomplish each goal you set
• you can learn from your mistakes
• you don't have to accept responsibility for failures

it is appropriate to change a goal when

• there is a change in available resources
• it gets difficult to work toward it
• someone doesn't like your goal
• you get bored with it

Attainable goals are those that can be

• reached
• measured
• timed
• pinpointed